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Title: Minor League Baseball cancels 2020 season
Post by: mystery-ak on June 30, 2020, 09:55:22 pm: Minor League Baseball cancels 2020 season
By Justine Coleman - 06/30/20 05:49 PM EDT

Minor League Baseball on Tuesday officially announced it was canceling its 2020 season.

The league said Major League Baseball (MLB) told the minor league that MLB would not provide it with players for this yearâ€™s season.

â€œThese are unprecedented times for our country and our organization as this is the first time in our history that weâ€™ve had a summer without Minor League Baseball played,â€ Minor League Baseball President and CEO Pat Oâ€™Conner said.

â€œWhile this is a sad day for many, this announcement removes the uncertainty surrounding the 2020 season and allows our teams to begin planning for an exciting 2021 season of affordable family entertainment,â€ he added.

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https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/505324-minor-league-baseball-cancels-2020-season
Title: Re: Minor League Baseball cancels 2020 season
Post by: libertybele on June 30, 2020, 10:20:00 pm: I should have expected this ... yikes ... just thinking of all the lost revenue. **nononono*
Title: Re: Minor League Baseball cancels 2020 season
Post by: EasyAce on June 30, 2020, 10:27:22 pm: Maybe---just maybe---this gives MLB's government a chance to re-think and reject the insane-in-the-brain idea of contracting the minors.

Remember, I did say maybe.
Title: Re: Minor League Baseball cancels 2020 season
Post by: jmyrlefuller on July 01, 2020, 10:39:51 am: Quote from: EasyAce on June 30, 2020, 10:27:22 pm
Maybe---just maybe---this gives MLB's government a chance to re-think and reject the insane-in-the-brain idea of contracting the minors.

Remember, I did say maybe.
Fat chanceâ€”if anything, it will further entrench the notion.

And I see that nobody wants to admit they can't ensure a safe 2021, either. False hope, false promises.
Title: Re: Minor League Baseball cancels 2020 season
Post by: Gefn on July 01, 2020, 12:39:43 pm: 888cryingkitty
Title: Re: Minor League Baseball cancels 2020 season
Post by: EdinVA on July 01, 2020, 12:54:21 pm: A business has the right to make that decision, just don't go to the taxpayer singing sad songs looking for hand outs....
Title: Re: Minor League Baseball cancels 2020 season
Post by: Cyber Liberty on July 01, 2020, 01:29:03 pm: To be clear, this story is about Minor League baseball. We still don't know for sure if there will be any Major League play in 2020.
Title: Re: Minor League Baseball cancels 2020 season
Post by: EasyAce on July 01, 2020, 04:09:53 pm: Quote from: EdinVA on July 01, 2020, 12:54:21 pm
A business has the right to make that decision, just don't go to the taxpayer singing sad songs looking for hand outs....
Don't forget an awful lot of minor league teams have gotten handouts---only they're called ballparks.
Title: Re: Minor League Baseball cancels 2020 season
Post by: GrouchoTex on July 01, 2020, 04:13:16 pm: Quote from: EasyAce on July 01, 2020, 04:09:53 pm
Don't forget an awful lot of minor league teams have gotten handouts---only they're called ballparks.

True, and while the Sugar Land Skeeters are in an independent league, they didn't buy the land and build the ball park.

There are a lot of places with better climates to suit an outdoor baseball stadium.
Title: Re: Minor League Baseball cancels 2020 season
Post by: catfish1957 on July 01, 2020, 04:57:37 pm: Has anyone given thought that where are the MLB teams going to go to get replacements for injuries?
Title: Re: Minor League Baseball cancels 2020 season
Post by: Polly Ticks on July 01, 2020, 05:18:34 pm: Quote from: catfish1957 on July 01, 2020, 04:57:37 pm
Has anyone given thought that where are the MLB teams going to go to get replacements for injuries?

I was wondering that, too. And also rehab assignments for those Major Leaguers coming off the Injured List.